By the time of his death in 2006, Sir Peter Strawson was regarded
as one of the world's most distinguished philosophers. Unavailable
for many years, Scepticism and Naturalism is a profound reflection
on two classic philosophical problems by a philosopher at the
pinnacle of his career. Based on his acclaimed Woodbridge lectures
delivered at Columbia University in 1983, Strawson begins with a
discussion of scepticism, which he defines as questioning the
adequacy of our grounds for holding various beliefs. He then draws
deftly on Hume and Wittgenstein to argue that we must distinguish
between 'hard', scientific naturalism; or 'soft', humanistic
naturalism. In the remaining chapters the author takes up several
issues in which sceptical doubts play an important role, in
particular the nature of transcendental arguments and including the
objectivity of moral philosophy, the mental and the physical, and
the existence of abstract entities. Scepticism and Naturalism is
essential reading for those seeking an introduction to the work of
one of the twentieth century's most important and original
philosophers. This reissue includes a substantial new foreword by
Quassim Cassam and a fascinating intellectual autobiography by
Strawson, which together form an excellent introduction to his life
and work.
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